New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-01
TALES ABOUT WARDS ISLAND
srIMoNY AT THE INVESTIGATION.

AND ATTENDANTS OF THE INSANE ASYLUM.
trday, the second day Of the investigation Of tho
methods IN use In the insane Asylum on Wards Island
was much interesting than the first Several Wit
testified to shocking condition Of things The
wards declared to be overcrowced the food poor and
badly cooked, and the patients maltreated by the
keepers Charity Commissioner Porter, Dr. Macdonald,
general superintendent or the insane asyums and Dr.
Trautman, medical superintendent Of Wards Island,
were present.
Emil sabel OF No. 70 second-ave testified:
have NO grievance AGAINST the am mor
passe Civil Service Board and LETT the in.tu
s!5.nSns s1 sysIes 'l may
they are rough a@d aneou aS Speech
R Tine ss ss IT,
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violence used toward TIT, W cr 81 One
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done by endans named Richie and Bosn The patient
would hurt patient 50 The food Of
ne s ~ food ss
f como %d II ward
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such 'ss
Comm .soaer crais-Dd The doctors know that several
patients wore bathsd without reference to their
VA: tine Il: a%
a' + 5ss By
n. h. ono ne
near i and could see for himself If he wanted to.
The wsms Of the s to
the exceencc Of the administration OF the affairs OF the
during last three In his
visits only orderliness and cleanliness. The VIII
Sa o~n Of in no. n: an
inmate and ling attendant at the hospital testified:
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the pantry and saw wh, the ~ snS sI
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s.; es q. sa s s:p it "S really S
get one Of :. a1s ONE one
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on the dirty i those who batned before them saw
as ATTN
sn a'a the
were gsng Saiasd .o,. q, v,osnc. Al Jaw an attend
ant tic 1sra
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80 II They complain they rrs sps not Claims that
anu !unsiic. Sa; while e ,as in'! 4ns
nsh1 when The. patients ass are re
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portunity talk With them on one occasion saw an az
Sseaass n no S S oSS hi. Ss.
should he seassdi 1Yes know several In ward 10
srs are %sS pHUs whom C%ry should J..
Ward ls there AZ. Dohi hIs Apca and Raps
George Anderson, Texan with long hair and looking
like Buffalo Bill. testified
Ihave been patient on Wards Island Ny residence there
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The wed apples would be nice nsre TeTs nD' 900
tn Die ns Ta s s sa left the
tho head coo was afun ,b fooa '"'
' they were s5a1yi 4 A. Be-
had after the patients were served hey
meals lie attendants In hurry to get through 50
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p man c,y G Sss to an be rsa by
s 'a' Yard a.It e s " S.Ssr
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h ordered his head Y es By the
aerDs me s turn on ne sa ns re aSsy
this for The did want DO kept theTe 9r
probably y as the hroa and choke
him SIMPLY he looked out OF ,as
years o S him q .ss
while attendant. whstod II the old sn
RI dor war Amityvle was pulled ,oaIh .he ,spt
went 10 nts saw aci,ugh jump on Parrish And saw ,s
Kims ump and kick lidel, anu because
.,rnrs MN Ksris Cesry beat him unmerclluy saw
Cinori AMI Ceary beat patient named FISH WIN E.b
hand, mi broke 10 pieces on hnl pceAueo Isl
would not 60 clifford aways carried hea'y nut
Win 4 Inn iii, he would slight provocatlon was Pus
one nj Fht charge Of suicidal patents hey N ~
and called for help tlnofu ran IN s
anu 49, tk rieht and left Kerns really kndhearted
man but he was easily exasperated Ceaiy was
Ihere attendants Tor seventy nNo
natient. The ami bedding were ooto ntse. ~
81 Drake in The wa esssy ON .as
but the winter was as sane sny
Ye attendants low class OF men saw QUO hv
Naon al mo the cakes and sweemeats sent 10 psuehs
iIisnG, outside Maon also demanded money OF .ne rs
OF patients favoTs done by HIM III pe'se' sa'o' WV
paid be ter attendants could be had
An adjournment then taken until p N. aa ne
the Commission reassembled, Alfred H. Masen M or
"a counsel for The Commissioners OF Chaiiles anu No
reotion lie askrd for time 20 iamiarize himself Win
the case and the hearing was ADJOURNED until ~ :" w